How To Detox Your Body

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How to detox your body – Not feeling yourself lately? Got aches and pains, skin, hair or digestive problems? Not eating as healthy lately? Having trouble losing weight? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it might be time for a full body detox.

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Clik here to view.Detoxifying is about resting your mind, body and soul, cleaning it from the inside out. Detoxing can help maintain and even improve your health, by ridding your body of free radicals and removing toxins from your body as well.

How Does It Work?

Detoxification basically means cleaning the blood. It accomplished this by removing impurities from the blood in your liver, where toxins are digested your body and eliminated. Your body is also very efficient at riding itself of toxins through the kidneys, lymph glands and even your lungs, but nevertheless, when this system isn’t compromised, impurities are often not properly filtered and nearly every single cell in your entire body is negatively affected.

Detoxing your body can help cleanse it through the following:

1) Giving your organs a rest (fasting).  

2) Telling your liver to rid of toxins from the body.

3) Eliminating toxins through the kidneys, skin and liver.

4) Improving blood circulation.

5) Providing your body with nutritious vitamins and minerals.

 

How do you know if you need to detoxify?

It’s recommended by many medical professionals that everyone should detox at least once a year. Research indicates that a yearly detox is not only safe, but that it can actually imptove health. Nevertheless, detoxing is not recommended for those mothers who are nursing, those with degenerative diseases, those with cancer or those with tuberculosis. Always check with your doctor to see if fasting is right for you.

With all of the additional toxins and chemicals in our world today, detoxing is a fantastic way to fight back. Some common warning signals that it might be time for a detox include fatigue, allergies, bags under the eyes, getting sick often, brain fog, irritated skin and even menstrual difficulties in women.

How To Detox Your Body?

First, stop consuming so many toxins! Stop drinking alcohol, caffeine, eating sugar and cut back your consumption of processed foods as much as possible. Also stop using so many personal beauty care products (makeup, deodorant, soap, toothpaste, etc.) and look for natural alternatives.

Also make sure you keep your stress levels in check, since unnecessary stress can make your hormones out of whack. These hormones, in large amounts, can pollute your body with toxins and slow down the enzymes which detoxify them in your liver. A great way to lower your stress levels can be through the simple use of exercise or even Yoga, which releases endorphins, or “feel good” chemical messengers that lower your stress levels and naturally make you feel happier.

What’s the best detox program for me?

 There are various detoxification programs you can choose from. Many of these programs follow a 7 day detoxification course, since this is the amount of time it typically takes to rid your body of toxins completely.

Today, we’re not going to cover any of these methods, since there are so many different variations, but I am going to give you my take on the best 10 ways to detox your body. Following the tips below will allow you to detox your body and become healthy in a very short period of time. You can apply these tips into your lifestyle to make up your own detox program.

10 ways to detox your body.

1. Eat lots of fiber. Eating plenty of whole grains, certain vegetables and even fruits are all great ways to get your fiber requirements. Foods like broccoli, asparagus, spinach oatmeal, brown rice, shredded wheat, 100% whole grain bread, blueberries, blackberries and apples are all fantastic examples.

2. Take certain herbs to cleanse your liver. Herbs and supplements like milk thistle, green tea and dandelion root will all clean your liver and make it function better, which in turn will make it easier for your body to rid itself of toxins.

 3. Supplement with vitamin C. More vitamin C in the diet increases glutathione, a liver compound that rids the body of toxins.

4. Drink a gallon of water per day. Water flushes out toxins and cleanses your body of free radicals, so drinking enough water each day is essential if you want to detox your body as quickly as possible.

5. Breathe deeply. This allows oxygen to circulate throughout your entire body and rids your body of toxins when you exhale.

6. Lower stress. Instead of having an anxiety attack over that business proposal at work, go for a walk, do some yoga, hit the gym, meditate or simply take a deep breath.

7. Hot/Cold Showers. Also known as hydrotherapy, for one minute you’ll take a very hot shower, allowing the water to run on your back. Then, take a cold shower for one minute utilizing the same practice. After doing this for a total of 15 minutes, climb in your bed for 30 minutes.

8. Go to a sauna. By sweating excessively, you’re literally eliminating free radicals and toxins through perspiration. Just make sure you’re drinking enough water to make up for it, or you could suffer from dehydration.

9. Dry-brush your skin. This removes toxins from your pores. You can buy special brushes for this at your local beauty/salon store.

10. Exercise. Rather it’s yoga, jump roping, running or lifting weights, it really doesn’t matter. Just make sure you’re exercising for an hour each day and doing so somewhat intensely.

 

How to detox your body was written by Drew Stegman. For more detoxing tips be sure to check out his site: http://how2gainmusclefast.com/